Screen LibraryAfter the fall : energy security, sustainable development, and the environment /
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Lexington Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Lanham, Maryland : |
| Publication Dates: | [2018] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | vi, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |
| ISBN: |
9781498586610 1498586619 9781498586634 1498586635 |
| Index Number: | HD9560 |
| CLC: | X24 |
| Call Number: | X24/A258 |
| Contents: | Introduction -- Caribbean energy outlook -- Transitioning to clean energy in Central America -- Will Argentina go the way of Venezuela? how energy profits pose a risk to argentine democracy -- Commodity crisis in Colombia: a reform catalyst for an exhausted -- Development model -- After the fall of Petrobras: too big to fail? energy policy in Brazil afterwards -- Sustainable agriculture landscapes for production of biofuels in Brazil -- The European Union and climate change: the post-COP21 world -- China's activities in the petroleum, renewable energy, and transmission sectors of Latin America and the Caribbean -- Chinese oil investments in Peru and Ecuador: social responsibility, host government regulations, and host civil society -- The fall of energy prices and aggressive foreign policy: the case of Russia -- Oil, political stability, and the Middle East -- Sectarianism, shale, and market-share: Saudi Arabia and the American challenge between shale and Shi'ism -- Opposing extractivism: social movements for rights and sustainability -- Systemic transformations and energy: the BRICs' new development bank and the declining relevance of OPEC -- Conclusion -- About the contributors. |